It's all about the chocolate..

Some days chocolate really is the answer! All weekend the rain has persisted, it just keeps on bucketing down, what's one to do other than bake up a storm! With a birthday party and a conversation with Brendan last week as inspiration, i decided that chocolate biscuits were the way to go. Of course i could not decide on one recipe, so i made two kinds (but of course!)... Chocolate fudge cookies and chocolate & macadamia nut cookies! Thanks to Rob who is the official taste tester for these ones!! Happy happy eating, Ange xx

For the choc fudge cookies:

360g semisweet chocolate 250g unsalted butter (softened)

2 cups P.flour 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar

3/4 c cocoa (sifted) 3 large eggs

1 tsp bicarb.soda (sifted) 2 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp fine sea salt 120g white chocolate

Preheat oven 150C, Melt the dark choc, set aside. Cream butter and sugar, then add eggs and vanilla till blended. Mix in the melted choc, then add in all dry ingredients till just combined. Scoop round Tbsp of the dough and drop onto baking paper, leave room as they spread. Bake for about 20mins. Cool on wire rack. For topping drizzle melted white chocolate over top of cooled biscuits.

Choc & Macadamia nut cookies!

1/2 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts 40g cornflour

150g butter, softened 200g plain flour

160g brown sugar 1/2 tsp bicarb. soda

1/2 tsp vanilla extract 75g coarsely chopped white choc

1 large egg 90g raisins

30g cocoa powder 50g milk choc chips.

Preheat oven 160 fan forced. Place nuts on tray bake 5mins till lightly golden, remove from oven set aside. Cream butter, sugar & vanilla. Add egg beat well. Sift dry ingredients into butter mix till combined. Stir in white choc, nuts, raisins & choc chips. Roll Tbsp of mixture into a ball, place on baking tray, flatten slightly with palm of hand. Bake for 15mins.

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